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8 ECG and Heart Rate

Overview.................................................................................8-2

Patient Preparation................................................................8-3

Selecting and Preparing the Electrodes ........................8-3

Preparing the Patient’s Skin ...........................................8-3

Positioning the Electrodes..............................................8-5

ECG Monitoring Settings ......................................................8-8

Cable Type ........................................................................8-8

Lead Selection and Display Amplitude ..........................8-9

Cascade Display.............................................................8-10

One- or Two-Channel Signal Processing.....................8-11

Pulse Tone Source.........................................................8-12

Pulse Tone Volume ........................................................8-13

Pacer Detection ..............................................................8-14

Displaying Sync Marks ..................................................8-15

ECG and HR Safety Considerations ..................................8-16

HR Alarm Settings..........................................................8-16

Neonatal ECG Monitoring..............................................8-16

ECG 50/60 Hz Notch Filter Setting................................8-16

Muscle Stimulators ........................................................8-16

Electrosurgery (ESU).....................................................8-17

Infusion pumps ..............................................................8-19

Defibrillators and Cardioversion ..................................8-19

High P-Waves and T-Waves ..........................................8-19

Pacemakers ....................................................................8-20

AV Sequential or DDD Pacemakers..............................8-21

Pacemakers with Impedance-Derived Rate Response .8-21

Large Amplitude Pacer Pulses .....................................8-22

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) 8-22

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